Leonardo Da Vinci: His life and accomplishments (Pt 1).

Introduction. Leonardo Da Vinci was born in the village of Vinci, between the Tuscan cities of Empoli and Pistoia, on the 15 of April, 1452 at around 3 am. At the age of 16 he and his family moved to Florence. It was there that his father sent him to study with the most versatile and sought after Florentine master of the time: the sculptor, painter and goldsmith Andrea Verrochio. During that time Leonardo started to develop his artistic …

…separate, inset illustration between the two main drawings of the dissected inner surface of the hand. The way that the tendons interpenetrate ensures that they can operate with power and economy within a self contained system. And so often when he has to demonstrate the actions of the muscles and the bones, he reduces the muscles to strings or chords so that their spatial interaction along the lines of force can become more lucidly apparent.